Stephanie Wrobel

This Might Hurt

Genre

Suspense & Thriller

UK Publicaton

Penguin Random House / Michael Joseph, March 2022

US Publication

Penguin Random House / Berkley, February 2022

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Blurb

Natalie Collins always has a plan.
Her troubled younger sister Kit rarely does.

Until Kit finds Wisewood, a secretive self-help retreat on a secluded Maine island. It promises you’ll leave a better, braver version of yourself.

But why does it forbid contact with the outside world? Why are there no testimonies from previous guests? Natalie fears it is some kind of cult.

Then, after six months of silence, she receives an email from Wisewood:

Would you like to come tell your sister what you did – or should we?

Who is digging into the sisters’ past? How did they discover Natalie’s secret? A secret that will destroy Kit.

She has no choice but to go to Wisewood, to find out if this place of healing has more sinister motives.

But as she’s about to discover, Wisewood is far easier to enter than to leave . . .

Press and Reviews

“Genuinely shocking, laced with dark humor, moments of surprising tenderness, and nightmare fodder galore.”

– Laura Hankin

“A gut-wrenching, propulsive story.”

– Tarryn Fisher

“The mastermind behind last year’s Darling Rose Gold returns with a second, equally sinister feat…Fans of Liane Moriarty’s Nine Perfect Strangers will adore this.”

– Newsweek

“Deliciously dark and so very clever, This Might Hurt is a tense, unsettling and twisty read. I was gripped from beginning to end. I felt like…”

– Claire Douglas, Sunday Times bestselling author of The Couple at Number 9

“A genius, ripped-from-the-headlines masterpiece with a cult at its center.”

– Samantha M. Bailey, author of Woman on the Edge

“Dark and twisted in all the right places, I did not want to stop reading this book.”

– Margarita Montimore, author of Oona Out of Order

“A tonic for readers of thrillers.”

– Mail Online

“Filled with menace, this was a gripping and compulsive read from first page to last. I thought I'd never get off that island!”

– Liz Nugent, bestselling author of Little Cruelties

“This Might Hurt is a mesmerizing and original ride…Expertly paced, hugely unsettling, and perfectly dark, you'll be gripped in this clever exploration of fear and vulnerability…”

– Ashley Audrain, New York Times bestselling author of The Push

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